Rosslare To cherbourg Route Comparison

hi all, I am considering Rosslare / Cherbourg with Stenaline this year.
I have done all routes direct from Ireland and through UK in the past and last 4 years have gone through chunnel.
How doe this stena service compare against the other operators in terms of service/cleanliness of boat/cabin standard etc??
Also has anyone been able to use Tesco vouchers for any Ireland/france route?
Thanks

Like John I haven't been on it since the Stena takeover.

As for Tesco voucher I wouldn't bother as you only have the option to select from the full price or higher prices sailings.

We mainly go to with irish ferries as the boat is more comfortable with better choice of restaurants etc. If you select a peak time sailing with Irish ferries they also offer a free sailing to the UK from Ireland the following year (off peak sailings) for the same occupants in the same vehicle.

To be honest the prices don't have enough of a difference in price between Stena and IF for me (at the times I want to sail) to sail on the Stena boat.

If you are flexible on sailing days you may be surprised at how low the IF sailings can be.
See what I found this year in this thread forum/topic.php?t=7273&page=fs…light=2015

dont forget holiday show next weekend so both companies should have special price deals

another bonus with stenna is free dog passage
but fares are quite similar this year as stenna have increased fares(no sh*t sherlock !)

thanks to everyone for responses!

Have travelled on both Irish Ferries and Celtic Link. Irish Ferries were more expensive but had better choice. The Celtic Link boat is smaller limited choice for restaurants however, food was good and well priced. Cabins were good and spotless. Got a great deal pricewise going out for August . Have just booked with Stena for same timespan - surprise, surprise prices have jumped significantly! However saying that they are still cheaper than Irish Ferries.

Competition on the route needs to be re-established

We have always gone with Celtic Link and have been very happy. Last year Stena sent us an email the day before we were due to travel back to say the Ferry had been cancelled due to technical difficulties. We ended up being transferred onto Irish Ferries a couple of days later - there were probably only about 5 or 6 cars/vans that had been transferred from Stena and only approx 25-30 vehicles in total - so we assumed that the 'technical difficulties' were just because it wasn't viable to run a ferry, but we could be wrong! Personally I found Irish Ferries cabin very grubby, the ship was extremely noisy (engine noise) and the strong vibration kept me awake all night. Reception area was very plush compared to Stena and yes, there were plenty of eateries to choose from - but as we would spend most of the time in the cabin, it's there where I want to feel comfy. I don't think we would travel with Irish Ferries again. I'm also disappointed but not surprised that Stena have put up the prices. We do seem to be a little hard done to living on this wee island!